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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CrowdedCranium:
Screen shot found in ICS 404

No mystery, it is in the timing. The FAQ says press Power and home simultaniusly. That is a no-go.

Press Power then a split second later while holding power press home and it will take a screen shot.

if you press them together at the same time you get task manager. If you press home and hold it, you get task manager.

That was an annoyance I have been half ignoring for weeks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
You were doing it wrong continue to stay annoyed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CrowdedCranium:
Your helpfull quick wit is so deeply apreciated, the proscribed method is wrong.:p

The FAQ says quite plainly press the power and Home simultaniously. That is not how it in fact works. And the FAQ at Samsung needs to reflect that or come up with a patch to repair the timing in button input timing.

And yessereeesir I am still annoyed that Samsung has not repaired that mis-statement in the i727 FAQ. It is not at all likely that this issue will be repaired in an issuance of 4.1.2 for SGH-i727 from Samsung.

Hmm imagine that. Alternative three, just delete the reference to screen shot proceedure. I stand corrected. They have in fact corrected the misstatement in proceedure, sort of.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] teeh85:
Thank you for this! I am a noob but felt like a pro using this guide :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] gidude73:
Thanks for the knowledge!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
... Smh...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] freakdavid19:
SOD or "Sleep of Death"

This is when a users device simply refuses to wake from sleep. The screen goes off as it normally should, but when you tap the power button the screen never lights up again. SOD is almost always unpredictable. The only way to recover is to hard reboot the device such as pulling the battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Android311:
Hope that dosent happen to me! Konck on wood :p

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "S-Off" "Rooted" "Overclocked 700 Mhz" Stock Rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] insomniac1980:
I thought this noob guide might be a good place for my first post. :)

I've been lurking for several weeks now, searching the forums for this and that and trying to educate myself a bit. Previously I rooted my old HTC Dinc just to get a nice tethering app.

After learning all about this and CM7 I took my OG Droid out of a drawer, charged it, rooted it, and put CM7 on it just to see if I'd brick it. Then I did the same for my old Dinc that I had sold to a friend for $50 bucks, and he loves it.

Now I'm thinking about taking the plunge with my shiny new ATT SGS2 Skyrocket. But I'd like to finish doing a bit more research. For instance, I don't know much about actually taking some things out of one ROM package and putting it into your current ROM in order to fix a problem. I noticed that this got mentioned several times in the Sky ICS thread to fix problems (also I'm assuming that apk means android package?!). Any good reference you could point this noob at for more info on that? Also any other links would be great if there's info you think I should know that I might have missed.

Edit: BTW I'm really wanting to try the Sky ICS because I suck at waiting. :)

Thanks from a lurker!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Apk is for android package just like .exe files in windows. Taking stuff out of rom means if some apps don't work for you in current rom than you dload another rom or if you already have rom unzip it and goto system>App and copy the apk that you need. Put that in sd card. Go to phone uninstall the app that is bad and install one that you copied in sd card.

And Ice cream rom is good i m running that rite now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the2rrell:
your doing a great job app android, i give you thanks for helping everyone bruh........good looking.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
I will help ppl as long as i know stuff and when its out of my knowladge that's when everyone of you guys come in and i just want ppl to start enjoying the most amazing device that sammy has for att.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Not sure if this is a dumb question or not, but why would a non-working app be fixed by simply taking what I would think to be the same .apk from another ROM and reinstalling it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the2rrell:
this happens sometimes without switching from rom to rom. you have never had to unistall and reinstall an app from the market?? i have, for whatever reason the app stops opening, or is glitchy. usually you can fix this by just clearing the cach/data of the app in app manager. but in worse cases yes-- i can see having to pull apps from other roms. Usually these are Stock Apps that come on the phone already. like email apps, gallery apps, messeging apps. cuz those usually either need to be pushed over, or put in the correct folders then reboot for them to work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Alright yeah that makes sense. I actually don't think I've ever had to reinstall an app from the market though. But after I asked the question, I thought to myself that it probably deals more with system/stock type apps like that. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Updated on 01/09/12.

Added info about fixing soft brick/going back to stock instructions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
noob question - I have an "LG" branded micro USB cord, now I have dabbled with installing roms on my old captivate but not on this one.. stock since I got it. However.. I found when I have the LG branded USB cord plugged in, and then turn off the phone.. it goes to the "download mode" screen, the one that you use when flashing from ODIN.. is this defective? or is this LG cord a lower voltage - could it be used as a "jig" ??

(I dont even fully know what a jig is... :S)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
NO your phone is fine. And you are lucky with that usb cable. In case you have to go to stock all you do is plug in that lg usb cable and after do odin. thats all in another word you have usb jib.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
cool! now Im tempted to root and flash some ics.. will using that jig w/odin put me back to factory stock for warranty purposes?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Sure it will. After going into dload mode just follow instruction on how to go back to stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
I have rooted my skyrocket. To go back to stock, do i need to use ODIN? or can I just do a factory reset in the menu? TIA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes in order to go back to stock you need odin. odin will unroot ur phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Dubwise5446:
This guide is pretty helpful, nice work. Maybe you could add a step in there for what do do in case of boot looping...? ie: Use vol +- and power button to get in and reflash from backup or what-have-you...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes i still got a lot to add so just waiting for another sleepless night to do it. And you will see this added for sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Quick question: Can any kernel be used with any ROM? Are all combinations possible? Does a ROM have to specifically support OC/UV in order to use such a kernel? Or does that not matter? I've never used an OC/UV kernel and have only ever used the kernel that was suggested/provided by the ROM's dev.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
I think Cyanogenmod and MIUI needs their own kernel and those kernel i don't think you can use it with other roms. Every other kernels are good to use as long as The rom does not have some thing required.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
noob Q:

what triggers the flash counter and what are the implications?

TIA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DjRashonal:
do it! the results are fantastic on this phone!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
A non stock kernel flash with odin trips it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
Another Q:

Is it absolutely necessary to flash CWM first before flashing a custom ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes without that no rom because most of the roms are cwm flash able zip files
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Budge:
Love this sticky! Thanks for posting it. I've been kicking around the idea of rooting and adding custom roms for a month now, but it seemed like too much information. And the more I read, the more I realized I didn't know. :eek:

But I have a question. How do you prepare your phone and apps before rooting? Do I need to move all my apps to the SD card? Can I use Titanium Backup before I root? What do you recommend?

And after I root, it's the same question. What steps should I take before I begin installing a new rom?

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
Im assuming that most roms have a custom kernal? just looking for some improved battery life nothing to flashy - low risk, any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Most do and you can check on dev's thread to see what kernel is included and faux123's kernel has good battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Good question will be added to Op soon. First back up using titanium backup and second do nandroid or rom manager backup. NOw put the rom in any of ur sd card boot in cwm and follow the process. no need to move apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Budge:
OK, thanks. But what should I do before rooting? Will Titanium Backup or nandroid even work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
No they won't work before rooting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
NANDroid

So I've never actually used/restored a nandroid backup. What exactly does it restore? For instance, after I "try out that new experimental ROM/theme", and it's too buggy or I don't like it, will restoring my nandroid backup put me back to the EXACT state that my phone was in before I flashed the new ROM? Like, does it backup the kernel I had, the modem I had, the theme I had, all my apps and data, little things like keyboard dictionary, etc etc? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I've just never had a reason to use nandroid. And I'm not too familiar with the contents of the different partitions.... /system, /data, /cache, and /boot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes nandroid is just full back up of ur current rom/theme/kernel/all the apps/system data. Once you do nandroid before flashing something you can always go back to it or restore it. Doing nandroid is required before flashing anything because if something goes wrong you can always restore your back up/nandroid.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] draztikrhymez:
Just root first, then use titanium to back up apps. That way when you install the custom rom you can restore your apps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] camaesga:
Big thanks

Thanks so much for posting this!!! I had my phone pretty much on paperweight mode after installing an experimental kernel, then found your stock image and loaded it into odin! My phone is alive again!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Android311:
Paperweight mode lol i used my bricks to make a wall

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Budge:
I'm trying to use the Easy Root method, but all I get is a bunch of "The system cannot find the path specified."

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I installed Kies (the drivers) and I'm running the extracted .bat file as Administrator. The whole process is almost instantaneous. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
what version is it? 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? Make sure you got Android sdk installed. setup adb.

did you have usb debugging on and unknown source on? Nd there are videos on youtube just so you can see if you are doing anything wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Budge:
I'm on 2.3.5. On my desktop, I downloaded and installed Kies from your link. I assume that also installed the drivers. I'm not sure about setting up adb. After several failed attempts on my desktop, I decided to try my Windows XP laptop.

This time, I downloaded and installed the Samsung drivers from your link (instead of Kies). The exploit started to work. There was a lot of sending out zerglings and sleeping. Then it finally said you did it man! But when it tried to reboot the phone and install the apks, it was all failures. The phone did not reboot and I do not have su.

Should I run it again? And how do you setup adb?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
Try again using V3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Budge:
That worked. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] confuzd:
Add bln on the first post!

I think you should add BLN to the list of definitions because I've seen lots of people asking what it means.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Added. :D Thank You!!

People if you think something needs to be added let me know.​
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Hey guys,

I too am getting the error "The system cannot find the path specified" in easy root. I've installed the drivers and kies. rebooted my phone and pc. Still nothing. Can anyone help?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Use version 3 of the One click root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Getting the same error still on v3...

When i was installing the drivers, i got an error on the Bluetooth driver...could that be an issue? Man this is so frustrating...my first android....i've been reading for weeks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
try v2 and make sure you have everything installed before rooting. Usb debugging and unknown sources checked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Tried v2, still getting the same error....

USB debugging and unknown sources both checked
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
try this and just to make sure u are on 2.3.5?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Thanks for all your help....i ended up using SuperOneClick and my device is now successfully rooted...

Now, i need to figure out how remove all this Rogers bloatware!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
I thought that superoneclick was the one you were using. And to remove the bloatware just use titanium backup app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mobnikalk:
I used Doomlords Easy Rooting Tookit, and when I tried to root my phone I was also getting "The system cannot find the path specified" error even when I right clicked the .bat file and ran it as an adminstrator. What worked for me was the user PlagueBoy's recommendation...

Here's a YouTube video I searched for that visualizes that process... www DOT youtube DOT com/watch?v=v8z3hP6DJWM

The instructions above seem to be for shabbypenguin's Easy Root 1.0, but the same principle applies when applying it to Doomlords method. So instead of typing "root.bat" you would type "runme.bat".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] steveorg:
Is a CWM Recovery compatible kernel required before flashing CWM Recovery

On the market, ROM Manager says "Samsung Users: "You must flash a Clockwork compatible kernel first" Does that include the Skyrocket and other SGSII phones? If a kernel has to be flashed, which one would you suggest?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Just dload rom manager and flash cwm for T-Mobile sgs2 aka t989. That's all and for kernel you don't need to flash anything unless u want u can always chose any kernel from dev section. Just make sure it works for ur device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Budge:
This information should be included on the first page by the OP. I'd also like to see it included in the instructions on DoomLord's thread. It would have saved me a lot of time and frustration.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
No was actually using the easy root kit...

Anyhoot, now that my phone is rooted, i want to flash the Sky ICS ROM....i download ROM manager from the market..

what im confused about is:

- how do i back up my phone's data?

I already backed up my apps with titanium backup.

what's my next step?

Sorry for the extreme n00bish post....please forgive me, i've been on blackberry since 2004 (pity points) :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
In order to back up data you can use titanium backup. In app press manu>batch>and back apps + system data. Next start to start flashing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Thanks...

Will SMS messages / Call Logs be saved as well?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Use sms back up and for call logs i think it will be backed up. Don't say thanks Just hit thanks hit button. Because saying does not motivate me as much as hitting thnx will do.:p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Done and done....lol

where is this backup file saved? i dont see it on my sd card..

Im about to flash my first ROM, wish me luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
Well I want to try a rom on this unit, considering I am receiving a replacement unit tommorow :) hehe just to be safe and not trip the counter this is my plan:

Device is using 2.35 android currently stock Rogers unrooted

1. Root the device using methods described in OP

2. Install CWM from Rom manager

3. Find and download ROM and install via ROM manager

After testing and whatnot, I can use ODIN to flash rogers stock rom without triggering the counter correct?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
yes odin will not trigger flash counter because you are not doing anything to boot img.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
lol zergrush has me nervous keeps saying sending zerglings... found a path.. sleeping.. :S
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
WElll i had that when i rooted my i727 first time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
Ok so all went smooth so far, rooted, cwm flashed - I hit backup current rom within the cwm app does that back up stock rogers rooted or unrooted?

also, any rom recomendations would be great :))
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Do you mean rom manager?? or what cwm app are you talkin about. It will back up with root. And I run Ice cream rom and love it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
sorry yes I mean Rom manager
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
do we nandroid backup to internal SD? i tried just the backup option and got "cant mount backup path" msg.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes do it in internal it will be easy for you to grab it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
ouch.. flash counter triggered... :S
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
what tripped it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
I used odin to flash stock tar following instructions in OP

---------- Post added at 03:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:31 AM ----------

any way to reset the counter?

Also after using odin to flash back to stock .tar, Im still rooted :S
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
none as of the moment. i think anything odin triggers the flash counter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
Think rogers will have an issue with it? Im sending this one back because it turns out it was a used unit .. I found out because my box didnt have headphones in it.. didnt realize it should have. Called in and the CS lady confirmed someone had this IMEI before me and it was Remorse return..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Flashing with odin will trigger your flash counter. There are work around though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
NO i don't think rogers will have problem with it. And if they do tell them that person who had phone before did that and you don't have any knowledge of flash counter and how to do it and what it means.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
now i just need to figure out how to remove traces of root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
According to k0nane, anything in Odin trips the flash counter. ANYTHING.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19988114&postcount=99

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19945178&postcount=96
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes i kinda figure that out after putting that statement. I also came across to know that There is work around with adb. Plus there are ways that you can do without triggering your flash counter.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Yea I read somewhere that using a jig to enter download mode before you flash will prevent tripping the flash counter. It may not reset the counter, but it could possibly be used to prevent it. Either way, I doubt this whole flash counter thing is really a huge issue anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dogblood:
I used a jig to get to download mode before flashing ODIN so I can confirm that it will still trip the counter.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Good to know! Disproves that theory then!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Guys, how the hell do i boot in recovery mode?

I pressed the down and power button.....and i get into a caution screen then warns me about installing customer roms and asks me to press up to continue....when i do that,the next screen is the green android and it says download in progress or something.....

can i flash a rom from ROM manager?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
You need to go dload rom manager and press first thing that says flash cwm recovery. Select t-mobile sgs2 and let it flash than press reboot in cwm. And flash any rom you like. I have instruction on first page.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Zinger17:
Thanked Approid...

You helped me greatly,and i successfully flashed sky ice cream sandwich....

I have a few comments that could possible help n00bs like me....

Like first off all, making a "nandroid backup" doesnt exist in CWM recovery, the option is called backup and restore, this caused a lot of confusion for a n00b like me..

now, im intrigued about kernels. After reading the description of a kernel, i still dont understand what it does...can someone explain in n00blar terms please?

I flashed sky ice cream for better battery life....but seems like it still sucks, even after calibration.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Kernel is something that communtes between software and hardware. It takes command from software and make sure that command happens. I have faux123's kernel and i get decent battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] daha2002:
thank you for this!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] McLaren__F1:
Noob question, everytime I change ROMs do I need to reflash the kernel? For example if I was using Buoyancy with faux and switch to a ROM that doesn't have faux
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Well that all depends for ex as you said the rom you switched did not have faux's kernel so you have to check before dloding rom that what kernel is packed with rom. Like QuikWiz uses or used da_g's kernel and if you want faux's kernel you need to flash it. I hope you can understand.